CONNECT | EMPOWER | PROSPER
To connect individuals and organizations in Cherokee County to develop a positive culture of learning and good health for personal success and civic prosperity.
KNOW2's ANNUAL AFTERNOON AT THE OSCARS
MARCH 8, 2025 2:15 - 6:30PMJoin us for an Afternoon at the Oscars and celebrate the incredible work of KNOW(2) and others in Cherokee County! This special event promises an afternoon of recognition, delicious food, and community spirit.
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CONNECT
KNOW(2) is a connector for good pulling together volunteers, leaders and experts to address community needs in focus areas like economic success, public health, education, family & youth, and special projects like the national Census.
EMPOWER
KNOW(2) empowers people with programs like the Neighborhood Ambassadors, BGEN, Fit2gether, the Honorable Rufus H. Foster, Jr. Scholarship program at Spartanburg Community College (SCC), FoodShare and Wholespire.
PROSPER
KNOW(2) helps Cherokee County become more prosperous and helps measure that success with benchmarks like the Community Indicators.
Neighborhood ambassadors
This program reaches a broad base of the community, mostly in low-income areas of risk. Through over 300 volunteers since its inception, this program mentors, tutors, provides transporation assistance to Adult Education programs and job fairs, and delivers food for students during the summer months. Our ambassadors build trusting relationships in the community, helping where needed and inspiring adults and children.
Wholespire
Through the efforts of this program, childhood obesity has shown a consistent decline. This program continues to gain national recognition (Robert Woods Johnson Foundation) for its success.
BGEN business generator
Business Generation for Community Transformation
BGEN is a business generator located in downtown Gaffney. It is a place where entrepreneurs have the opportunity to share ideas, receive individualized training, and collaborate while working to promote and build their business.
WHO WE HELP
KNOW(2)’s work though gathering data and people, encouraging change, prompting a growth mindset and building opportunities for all will lead to more a more prosperous Cherokee County. From our Neighborhood Ambassadors encouraging youth to stay in school and mentoring first-generation college students at Spartanburg Community College to developing and supporting start up businesses to ensuring that every resident counts in the national Census effort, KNOW(2) is at work. To continue this work and the long-term results our community needs and desires, we need your help…
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